Updates on iPhone on Bell in Canada
Last week Canadian carriers Bell and Telus announced that they would be offering the iPhone to customers. At the time details were scarce, but this week more information is available.Electronista's sources report that Bell will get the iPhone 3G and 3GS on November 4th, just as their HSPA-based 3G network goes live. Releasing the iPhone 3G and 3GS on the same day as a brand-new network ... what could go wrong there?
Information on plans is still sketchy. It's been suggested that users will be able to use Bell's existing Combo plans with the iPhone, but that's not clear at this point. The pricing of the phone itself will be the same, according to Electronista, and contract-free models will be an option at $599, $699 and $799 each.
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Last week Canadian carriers Bell and Telus announced that they would be offering the iPhone to customers. At the time details were scarce,...
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I would rather wait until June 2010 when new Iphone comes out with support for 21 mbs HSPA+ support and HD video recording camera.
October 15 2009 at 2:04 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyKnowing Bell as I do, prepare for a major fiasco.
October 14 2009 at 9:17 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWhere are they going to get the iPhones? Apple can not keep up with the demand Rogers has placed on them never mind 2 more carriers!
October 14 2009 at 8:06 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyDoes that mean that when I travel to places where there is no Rogers signal, I can hop on Bellus' towers?
October 14 2009 at 4:13 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyAnyone know if Apple will be signing up people in their apple stores? If that is the case will they be setting up for all three (or two, depending on your province) in store?
October 14 2009 at 3:12 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyRoberto,
Only Bell got the bid for the winter olympics:
Bell beats out Telus to sponsor B.C.'s 2010 Olympics
Article Abstract:
Bell Canada has edged out Telus Corp. as the official telecommunications sponsor for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver/Whistler with a $200-million bid. Bell's bid includes Canadian $90-million in cash, $60-million worth of communications services, along with $50-million in cash and in-kind commitments to be used on marketing, and support of sport, first nations and local communities.
But Telus will be around as sponsors for some sports teams....
JF
Is there a provider or a company out there that has not been having even the smallest problems with a first launch of any sort?
Bell and Telus are well established companies and they are doing their best to provide good customer support:remember that even Apple was not the best of all companies for customer support.....Everyone learn from their mistakes and at the eve of launching their IPhone,Bell and Telus are going to make sure they do it the right way as they are sponsors for the winter olympics in Vancouver!
Jean-Francois Laferte
Quebec,Canada
good point. Are they joint sponsors?
October 14 2009 at 3:10 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyBell is the worst telecom provider in Canada. I am so thankful I abandoned their services years ago. Not so much for their actual services, but their prices are so high and their customer service is so horrible it cannot be adequately articulated.
I can only imagine what they'll be charging for iPhone plans. If people went into a rage at Rogers' initial plans, Bell's can only be worse.
yeah, I think I'll be waiting till next june... by then the next model will be out and the networks will be tested and updated. Besides it's not like Bell is available in Manitoba yet anyway.
Give me some Telus News!!!
Releasing the iPhone the same day as opening up a brand new network. That is such a recipe for disaster, but doesn't really surprise me from a company like Bell.
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